Time Air Historical Society shared.
A rare, small artifact from early TCA history has arrived back in CYQL (Lethbridge, Alberta). An incredibly rare artifact sent to us from England, backtracks our story to the late 1930's!
Trans-Canada Air Lines, the forerunner of Air Canada, established CYQL (Lethbridge) as the Alberta hub for their new trans-continental run in 1939. A mainline hangar was built at Kenyon Field, and service commenced in March. Lethbridge was chosen as the safer and more direct route to the West Coast, over the larger city of Calgary, Alberta.
Our newest artifact is in the form of an Air Mail envelope, one of the first to be sent cross-Canada on the new airline. It was postmarked in both Lethbridge and Montreal, and features a prominent Kenyon Field rubber stamp. This envelope is very rare, made even more so by its pristine condition!
We thank Tania Radley of Torguay, Devon, U.K. for this remarkable addition to our collection!
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